A COMPOSITE INDEX FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDIZATION LEVEL OF MECHANIC SYSTEMS
DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference
Year: 2014
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad
Author: Sinigalias, P.C.; Dentsoras, A.J.
Series: DESIGN
Section: ENGINEERING DESIGN PRACTICE
Page(s): 1979-1988
Abstract
Standardization of components of assemblies is important in both reverse engineering and design. In design, it leads to cost reduction by minimizing the number of items designed from scratch and the number of new manufacturing processes. The work presented introduces a composite standardization index by combining a commonality index and an absolute standardization index. The index counts the populations of common parts in assemblies and the degree of absolute conformance of those parts with engineering standards. It is a tool that represents reliably the level of standardization of a system.
Keywords: standardization index, mechanical system, part, component, assembly